Padres 2016 Draft

The game of baseball is like life. Its circular in every way. It’s strange how it happens, but as you mature in life you realize that fact. Former relief pitcher Paul Quantrill spent just under two months with the team in 2005, and his 10-year old son spent some time in the Padres’ locker room that summer as his father pitcher for the Friars. Who would have known that this…

With that, the first night of the 2016 MLB Draft has been completed. With six picks in the first 85, and five picks in the first two rounds on Thursday, this year’s draft was a critical one for the San Diego Padres organization. Following the trade of James Shields and the struggles of the major league roster, it was clear that the Padres were focused on the 2016 draft with…